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The CYUP Misfits Invite by Presented By HOKA is finally here. The meet has now moved to a two day format with many of the Mile and 2 Mile...

The 4x400m is the final event at most track & field meets. Its exciting and the perfect blend between distance runners and sprinters. We...

Coverage from the Akinosun Elite Invite is here. We got photos until part way through the 200m which is when the camera died. Sorry about...

The "Showstopper" event has been rebuilding over the past few years, but had a great year in 2024. Hopefully the state builds off that...

We could potentially witness the best year we have ever seen in the Girls 4x200m with a lot of talent from last year returning. There is...

Much like the 4x100m, there is a ton of talent returning with our sprint speedsters on some of the best relays in the state last year....

The Girls 4x100m was an amazing event last year with us seeing some of the fastest times in history. With some talent graduating, there...

We kick off our relay rankings with the fastest one of them all, the 4x100m. This relay is a true test of a schools fast twitch muscles...

The 2025 track & field season will be in full swing this weekend with the Morolake Akinosun Elite Invitational kicking off. This is now...

This event has been great over the last few years with big name athletes competing in this event. Last years was sort of a rebuild for...

The long hurdle event has been developing back to its old form ever since COVID. This event is one of the hardest in the sport and...

This year to be massive for our short hurdlers with much of the top talent from last year returning. Lets take a look at the top 10 short...

We now move into previewing our states top hurdlers. This event is such a technical masterpiece that we see big developments out of...

We conclude our girls open distance event previews with the Girls 3200m. This event returning doesn't look as strong as the 1600m and...

We are getting ready to wrap up our open distance events portion of our rankings. The 3200m returns two runners that ran under the 9:00...

The girls 1600m has grown into one of the most competitive distances in the state over the past few years which has created a lot of...

Now we move onto the most famous distance event of them all, the 1600m. In 2A and 1A this looks to be a massive opportunity for many new...

We now start our girls version of the 800m rankings. This event has improved tremendously over the last few seasons and it shows in how...

We now move onto our distance portion of our rankings where we cover the boys 800m. Last year at the 3A state meet we saw one of the...

Over the last five years, the CYUP Misfits Invite Presented By Hoka has built its way to be the premier pre-season track meet in Illinois...